Rebound effects in UK road freight transport

Induced Demand and Rebound Effects in Road Transport

This paper analyzes aggregate personal motor-vehicle travel within a simultaneous model of aggregate vehicle travel, fleet size, fuel efficiency, and congestion formation. We measure the impacts of driving costs on congestion, and two other well-known feedback effects affecting motor-vehicle travel: its responses to aggregate road capacity (“induced demand”) and to driving costs including those...

Freight transport development forecasts in enterprises management

In this study, an investigation of long-term forecasts relating to the development of the transport sector in Poland is performed, including the ones by 2030 and 2050. Selected transport development forecasts from the perspective of the membership of Poland in the European Union are presented and most of all, from the perspective of national studies. The basement for the review was the prognosi...

The use of freight apps in road freight transport for CO2 reduction

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate how a smart phone freight application service (Apps) could reduce CO2 emissions in road freight transport and to identify the core problems for improvements. Methods This research uses a multiple-case-study approach to examine several existing freight apps in the Chinese market. The study was conducted using multiple data collection technique...

GHG reduction measures for the Road Freight Transport sector

A Survey of Expert Opinion on the Environmental Impact of Road Freight Transport in the Uk in 2020

Concern has been mounting over the environmental impact of freight transport, particularly over the contribution of CO2 emissions from heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) to global warming. In its Sustainable Distribution document and subsequent policy statements the British government has identified a series of policy measures designed to make logistical operations more sustainable in economic, social...